Reply #85: That's a little chilling. [View All]

[Occulus]

Racicot is making a very dangerous implication here, and it's a legal argument in favor of a prosecutorial position I think may never have been used in America up until now:

The (opposition) candidate for President is guilty of aiding and comforting the enemy, such crime also being known as treason, by making the comments he made in XYZ speech against the policies of a sitting President currently waging war.

Now, I know that's a bit far-fetched, but the Supreme Court halting a running vote count to appoint a President is also a little far-fetched. I think we all agree that this President will not go quietly, and Racicot's intimation here is that those who do as I wrote in bold- criticize a wartime President- are guilty of treason. Even though the Constitution never mentions it, and even though elections are held every four years.

This could be at once an absolutely brilliant (from a tactics POV) move by the * administration and an absolutely devastating event for all other people in this country critical of GWB. Legally, I don't think there's anything in the Constitution that could stop this; shoot, the thing provides specifically for the crime of treason and it's definition:

Article 3, Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Now, Congress would define the punishment for treason, but that's a beesting after a beheading if you're a Presidential candidate, as Kerry is. All Racicot needs to do is let slip the three words "aid and comfort" related to the election and I'll know that this is what he's up to.

Think about this last point if you're still not convinced of the plausibility of this scenario: Bush would not have to cancel any elections, call martial law, or steal any votes to win if the opposition candidates have been taken care of in a court of law.

Given the way the man got in office, I wouldn't put it past his team to try to pull a real fast one, just like last time.....


irreparable harm, indeed.....


edit: know how I pronounce GWB?

Gwib.